Kind of strange but I was scrolling through some of the vintage posts in the "off topic" threads and was pleased to learn that there are many of us who come from or currently work in the aviation industry.

I work at the Boeing plant in Everett Washington. I'm a 31606 In Tank Mechanic for the new 777X. I work in Wing Laydown attaching various structures that aren't done in the Horizontal Build Line, which is where the major components of the wing come together. I currently work with the Nacelles team attaching the fittings that the engines hang from.

I am also a Cessna pilot. On March 22 2014 we suffered a major landslide (Oso Landslide) just 14 miles away from where I was currently living. In 2013 my wife and I were considering purchasing a home in the Steelhead Drive neighborhood, which was ultimately wiped off the map in the slide.

On March 26th 2014 I walked into Wild Blue Aviation at Arlington Municipal Airport (KAWO), met Jerry Painter the owner, and I started flight training the following week. I grew up flight simming and have always had a love for aviation so pretty much had the basics nailed before I took my very first flight. You don't really pay for "flight lessons" though...…. you pay for "landing lessons". I decided life was too short, sold my 1977 GMC Eleganza Motor Home, and my YFZ450 quad.... and flying I went.

I would be interested to hear from anyone else that grew up around, or has a background in Aviation.

I do have a few YouTube videos of a few of my Solo flights, under my name Jared Lazaron.

Thanks, Jared